Where do you do your research about mythology to create modern stories based around the myths? I love the way you have represented Hades because he’s often shown in a bad light with a connection to hell & punishment.

Oh wow. Lots. 

Generally I read a lot of epic poems: The Aeneid, The Orestes, Oedipus Rex, The Illiad. I also read a set of Greek Poems called the Homeric Hymns which are attributed to Homer, but the author isn’t actually know. The hymns include Demeter’s poem which is about Hades’ capture of Persephone. 

Theoi is an amazing website that cites all sources. 

I also took courses in college–in particular Freedom in Greece which was lead by Dr. J Rufus Fears. You can google him and listen to his lectures. The thing about Greek Myths is that they always have a moral and they are also written to understand the world. I don’t think we’ve changed much as a society. 

As far as how I adapted the modern stories–I see modernity in these ancient stories, so I just work to try and adapt them to our current society (even though I created a different world). I think myth and history is unkind to women. The reality of the Hades and Persephone story is that it is actually a story of Demeter losing her daughter to a man, and men telling her it is okay. I prefer to rewrite these stories to empower women. I hope this helps.